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The Muslim share of Nigeria's population is growing further, due to a higher fertility rate. Merchants from North Africa and the Senegalese basin introduced Islam to what is now Nigeria during the 11th century, and it was the first monotheistic Abrahamic religion to arrive in Nigeria.
The Middle Belt of Nigeria contains most of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and Christian converts, as well as members of traditional religions with few Muslim converts. [13] [14] Nigeria is officially a secular state with no official state religion.
Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian-Muslim strife in modern Nigeria, which can be traced back to 1953. Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency , which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria. [ 50 ]
In the 1970's, the Imam Ajose group further split with a section renamed Anwar ul Islam. Since the split, the majority of Ahmadis in Nigeria are predominantly members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, the faction loyal to the Khalifa's choice of Hakeem as amir in 1940. [3]
Nigerian Sunni Muslims (4 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Nigerian Muslims" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 400 total.
Homosexuality is a criminal offence in both the civil law of Nigeria and shari'a law. The two most common religions in Nigeria, Islam and Christianity, as well as the traditions of the people forbid homosexuality. In 2014, homosexual men were targeted by Hisbah, the religious police. [8]
As Sultan of Sokoto, he is considered the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims. [1] [2] Abubakar is the heir to the two-century-old throne founded by his ancestor, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio (1754–1817), leader of the Maliki school of Islam and the Qadiri branch of Sufism. [1]
Shia Islam in Nigeria (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Islam in Nigeria" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.